Days Like These
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 13
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1999-02-12
Last EP | 1999-07-14
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Days Like These is a British TV series remake of the popular American sitcom That '70s Show. Directed by Bob Spiers, it was broadcast Fridays at 8.30pm on ITV in 1999 and used many of the same names, or slight alterations. It was set in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Only 10 of the 13 produced episodes were aired. Five began broadcasts of That '70s Show after the failure of Days Like These and it was one of the first comedy shows imported onto the channel.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1999-02-12
1
Batteries Not Included
1999-02-12
Eric and his friends go to a Cockney Rebel concert in London.
2
Eric's Birthday
1999-02-19
It's Eric's birthday and his parents throw him a party against his will.
3
Crown Jewels
1999-02-26
Prince Charles comes to town and Eric and his friend's plan to streak at the rally. They all chicken out except Eric.
4
Disco Knights
1999-03-05
The kids decide to go to a disco but Dylan doesn't know how to dance so Mrs. Forman teaches him to dance. Mr. Palmer walks in on them in a compromising position and believes they're having an affair. Michael gets jealous of Torbjorn because he thinks he's putting the moves on Jackie.
5
Double Bill
1999-03-19
Eric and Donna go to the pictures. Eric doesn't want Michael and Jackie to go because they'd be competition but Donna invites them anyway. s Torbjorn's house parents think he's listening to the devil's music (an Ozzy Osbourne album). Ron and Kitty spend the evening out and almost get arrested.
6
I Hate Sundays
1999-03-26
Ron's mother visits for a peaceful Sunday afternoon at the Forman household.
7
Grandma's Dead
1999-06-02
While driving Grandma home Eric tells her why he doesn't like it when she visits. She doesn't take too kindly to this because she drops dead. Also Eric gets in a bar fight.
8
Stolen Car
1999-06-09
When Eric scratches the car, Ron suspends his driving privileges s the gang has to walk everywhere. That is until Michael's cousin lends him a car. They get arrested though because the car was reported stolen. With one phone call Michael calls Jackie and she tells him that she'll have sex with him once he gets out of prison. The whole incident was a mix-up and the gang is released.
9
The Pill
1999-06-16
Jackie thinks she might be pregnant, when Michael finds out he passes out. When Midge finds out she puts Donna on the pill. Bob doesn't know Donna's on the pill until he picks them up at the pharmacy, while Eric is there. Jackie ends up not being pregnant which makes Michael the happiest guy in the world. She also stuns everyone when she breaks up with Michael.
10
Equal Rites
1999-07-14
Eric doesn't feel like a man when he loses a game of basketball to Donna. Ron seems to want to fix everything that doesn't need fixing.
11
Eric the Burger Chef
12
Episode 12
Helen comes home for her birthday with a friend, Kate. Eric and Kate kiss, and he can't help but tell Donna. She's furious but eventually forgives him. Also Kitty is annoyed by Ron's mother who won't stop calling her and then decides not to come to the birthday party.
13
Episode 13
Eric spends time with fellow student Adam Dunlop, who has a Lotus Elan. It takes Eric far longer to realise Adam is gay than it does his friends.
CAST
charactor:
Original: Emma Pierson
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Steve Steen
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Ann Bryson
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Rosie Marcel
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: James Carlton
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Sara Stockbridge
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Trevor Cooper
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Harry Peacock
Total EP: 13
charactor: Helen Foreman
Original: Lucy Punch
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Belinda Stewart-Wilson
Total EP: 1
CREW
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney